Prime Video to exclusively broadcast Wednesday night national NHL regular-season games in Canada

Deal includes English and French games over next 12 years

Amazon's Prime Video will exclusively broadcast Wednesday night national NHL regular-season games in Canada in English and French beginning next season, as part of a new 12-year sub-licensing agreement with Rogers Communications Inc.

The streaming service will also carry select Stanley Cup playoff series, including two first-round series and one second-round matchup annually, under the deal announced on Tuesday.

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Prime Video's lineup will include at least 26 national regular-season games, starting Sept. 30, and will be available to Prime members in Canada at no additional cost. The agreement spans the full length of Rogers's 12-year deal with the NHL for the national media rights on all platforms in Canada through the 2037-38 season.

The deal follows last month's announcement that Rogers and CBC would not renew their sub-licensing agreement, ending Hockey Night in Canada on the public broadcaster after the 2025-26 season.

Prime Video has already streamed games in Canada over the past two NHL seasons with Prime Monday Night Hockey.

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